Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-04-05
LOCAL JOTS.

Booth opens at the Theatre a week from
tonight.
Edwin Boyle appears with the Booth
Company next week. His man friends will
be glad to meet him again.
The WEEKLY DEMOCRAT, which issues to-
morrow will be a most interesting paper.
Country people should subscribe for it.
The rock and plaster taken out of the ex-
cavation which was made for the box office
window still remains on the street in front
of the Theatre.
There will be match game of base ball
between the Nationals and the Railroaders
on Friday afternoon at Washington Square
for purse of $50.
About fifty people left for Provo this
morning to take in Conference. Seventy
five northerners took advantage of the
cheap rates to this city last evening.
The racing men of this city are trying to
make up some races for Friday, the 18th
They want to have running, trotting and
pacing races enough to make q pleasurable
day of it.
To-day at the Police Court Moritz
Lawisch was brought up for trial on &
charge of petit larceny. He pleaded guilty,
and his case was postponed until p. M,
Wednesday, when he will be sentenced.
The Nationals will afford any club in the
Territory an opportunity to carry off the
laurels won by them. They challenge any
club that can be picked in the Territory, to
play base ball with them for 800 a side.
Thomas Carter has something to say to
the public in our advertising columns to-
day. Call and see the Irish thorn sticks,
the ingenious wire basket and the wonder
full liquid glue, together with the we'll
selected stock of sporting goods.
Jno. b. Parry one of the original locators
of the Morgan Mining Co.'s ground in the
Park is in the city on business connected
with the case of the Mono claim of which
he was the original owner and locator. The
case is now before the court.
belated street car passed the st. Marks
school at full speed to-day and came very
nearly running over several of the little boys
who were playing ball There are always
so many little children playing at this point
on the line that it should be made a rule to
pass slowly.
Roy Kensii, one of The DEMoCRAT's news
boys, was quite badly injured on Sunday
night. While near the Valley House he
asked a man to help him on his horse. The
man gave him a ferocious lift and landed
him clear over the animals back onto the
ground. He struck on his face and had his
nose badly bruised, bat will pull through all
right.
Two men have been sent here by the Hay
IL Prentice Company, of Chicago, for the
purpose of setting up the machinery in the
Cullen building. They intend putting in
two low pressure steel heating boilers, in
connection with the latest improved eclipse
radiators; also one Cranes high speed pas
senger elevator. The steam heating part
alone will cost $4,000
j. w. Clark has re-opened the White
Elephant saloon. The necessary changes
are nearly completed and the usual neatness
will be maintained, although the place is
eighteen inches smaller than it was. The
difference in the size of the place has had no
effect on Jimmy" Clark's good nature and
he will smile as usual to see his friends
drop in. See his new ad in another
column.
Mr.. Ormond II. Butler, Booths business
manager, paid The DEMOCRAT a visit to-day.
The gentleman arrived here last night, and
from him we learn that Edwin Booth will |
appear, with his excellent company, for five
nights and matinee at the Theatre, COM
mencing Tuesday, April 18th. Mr.. Booths |
has been the biggest engagement ever |
played in San Francisco. The repertoire |
for this engagement is as follows: Tuesday, |
April 10Th, "Riohelieu;" Wednesday, 18th, |
Hamlet" Thursday, 14th, Fools Re- |
venge;" Friday, 18th, Merchant of Venice" !
and katherine and Petruchio;' Saturday |
matinee, Hamlet" Saturday night, |
Thursday morning, April 9TH. Those who |
desire tickets for the season will have to be
on hand in order to secure them. Such a
treat is rarely presented to the public. The
plays, the company and Edwin Booth is a
rarely presented.